What reptile should I get?💅🏼

[wicked oracle]

What can i permanently keep in a 36x18x18” that isn’t a leopard gecko or snake? I’m eventually wanting to get another reptile as I no longer have my leopard gecko but I of course want to do months of research etc but give me ideas!

[hollow veldt]

i think you might be out of options

i don't think there's any lizards that can🤔

most i know of are smaller snakes, leos and afts

[stuck wasp]

Plenty of small geckos

Stenodactylus

Scorpion tailed geckos

African fat tailed geckos

Ocellated skinks are another cool one

[hollow veldt]

do you have accurate care info for these animals?

[stuck wasp]

All current accepted minimums for these animals is of the specified enclosure size mentioned or smaller

Personally I’d argue any arid terrestrial lizard with a minimum enclosure of a 36x18x18 should really be put in a 4x2x2

[past shore]

I don’t recommend afts for 99% of people but rosy boas can go in 40 gals! Male hoggies can as well to my knowledge :0

[hollow veldt]

i meant like actual care guides and such, not the min requirements

[hollow veldt]

they don't want snakes though

[past shore]

question didn't say that

i have aft knowledge if it's needed. but again do not reccomend them for majority of people

[hollow veldt]

it says that isnt a leopard gecko or snake

[past shore]

OH

i didn't see the snake part

[hollow veldt]

yeah😭

[past shore]

bug

big tank

[hollow veldt]

that's why i didn't have any options

[past shore]

bug*

[lavish plinth]

bug tankkkkkk ummm cool plant vivarium

[elder axle]

pictus gecko

[wicked oracle]

I found a cutie on morphmarket

[austere peak]

NTA A few reptiles I could think of that go in that size tank or smaller! Ofc lots of research wil need to be done if you intend to get one. But here’s a list of some :D

Red eyed crocodile skink - min 24” x 18” x 18” (Moderate difficulty labeled by reptifiles)
Cat eyed gecko - Min 18” x 18” x 18” (Reptifiles note these guys are hard to care for tho)
Cave gecko - min 24 x 18 x 18 (Reptifiles labels them as moderate)
Viper gecko - Min 24 x 18 x 18 (easy as labeled by reptifiles)
Fire Skink - Min 36 x 18 x 18 (Moderate as labeled by reptifiles)
Peter’s rock agama - min 36 x 18 x 16

[austere peak]

OH OOPS I DIDNT SEE THUS

Nvm ignore me then PFPFPF

[past shore]

From what I know from other keepers Cave geckos do better in a 36x18x24!

(Reptifiles also is poopy for a lot of stuff. Some are okay but )

[austere peak]

Ofc! Bigger is always better!! I agree, I was just putting the min requirement from reptifiles

YEA FAIR GAHA

Lots of reptiles that need updating

[past shore]

She says leos can cohab and live on sand

And her backup for that is “well Pakistan has deserts”

Can’t even link a study when I can link her soil composition studies easily just “WELL THERES DESERTS”

Okay so you’re not actually scientifically backed got it.

[austere peak]

Reptifiles does??

[past shore]

Yes

[austere peak]

I HAVSNT seen that on mine?

It says Leo’s shouldn’t be housed together

[past shore]

There’s a whole section about cohabbing now

And under substrates pure sand is recommended

[austere peak]

AH I SEE
I mostly read the top where it says generally speaking, they shouldn’t be housed together

Reptifiles how could you forsake meee

[past shore]

Yeh it’s icky. There’s no actual scientific evidence or reasoning behind why they’re spotted together in the wild so you can’t just say “well they like eachother in the wild”

Like I personally asked her where she got the sand info from when I saw it and that was her literal response to me

“There’s deserts in their range”

Okay Mariah you need to do a little better than that you’re talking to someone who reads soil composition studies for fun and has like 2-3 for Pakistan alone- ANYWAYS

[past shore]

Name it pumpkin

[austere peak]

Oh eek

[austere peak]

HAHAH get her!

[wicked oracle]

Update: im going to my local reptile store to browse so I can have a look at species etc so I can see what I want 😎